TACO: Is Trump Hoping the Courts Kill His Tariffs?
Michael dives into today's Smerconish.com Daily Poll: Do you think President Trump secretly hopes his tariffs are struck down by the courts, sparing further negotiation and the perception of "TACO"? W...
30 Touko 202513min
Trump’s Tariff Defeat Might Be a Political Win...For All
A federal court strikes down most of Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Michael Smerconish breaks down the legal reasoning behind the ruling and asks: Is this really a political loss for Trump, or a str...
29 Touko 202523min
High-Stakes Institutional Battles: Trump vs. Big Law, The Media, and Academia
Today’s poll at Smerconish.com asks: Trump’s battle with which institution has the highest stakes for the nation? Big Law, the Media, or Academia? Michael breaks down the cases against each—from legal...
29 Touko 202514min
Mark Halperin Names Trump’s Surprising Achievements – And Major Incompletes
Mark Halperin is editor in chief of 2WAY and host of the "Next Up with Mark Halperin" podcast. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and us...
28 Touko 202533min
From Boobies Bracelets to Two-Gender T-Shirts: The Free Speech Line in Schools
A Massachusetts student’s t-shirt reading “There Are Only Two Genders” ignited a national free speech debate—and the Supreme Court just passed on the case. In this episode, Michael dives into what Jus...
28 Touko 202516min
Come On In For A Hug, Bro
What happened to deep male friendships? Michael speaks with author Sam Graham-Felsen about his deeply personal and widely resonant New York Times essay on the quiet epidemic of male loneliness. From c...
27 Touko 202535min
Russia-Ukraine: Is This the Beginning of the End of the War — or the End of Peace?
Michael breaks down today’s poll question: "Are we seeing the beginning of the end of the Russia-Ukraine war — or the end of any hope for peace?" He dives into Trump’s wild Memorial Day posts, Putin’s...
27 Touko 202515min
This Is The Facial Recognition Technology Nightmare Scenario That We Have Been Worried About
For two years, police in New Orleans secretly relied on facial recognition technology to scan city streets in search of suspects. It is a surveillance method without any known precedent - Michael talk...
23 Touko 202521min
